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G. E. ALEXANDER.

BARRED RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 1. 1919.

1,317,674, 7 Patented Oot. 7,1919.

whom?? GEORGE E. ALEXANDER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BARRED REGEPTACLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. ALEXAN- DER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BarredReceptacles, of which the following is a specification. Y I

This invention relates to improvements in barred or wire skeleton framereceptacles, used to contain soap, sponges and like wet articles so thatwater may drain therefrom through the grated bottom.

v The principal object of the invention is to provide a container havingan open top, its beaded rim or edge being'comprised of an integralcylindrical tube in which are rigidly engaged the depending frameelements without welding or soldering, riveting or upsetting, the entirestructure being finished in a hard enamel.

Another object is to provide a container of the type mentioned, which,when finished, has the appearance and characteristics of a unitarystructure, no seams, joints, depressions or e'xcrescences of any kindshowing, while the stability attained by its peculiar construction isunusual in like devices.

A further object is to produce a container in which the parts, havingbeen properly but inexpensively formed, may be easily and quicklyassembled and then, by further oper ations, be so firmly united as toresist fiexure up to the point of complete disorganization.

These objects are attained by the novel construction and combination ofparts and processes hereinafter described and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional type of containermade in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the blank from which the rim isformed.

Fig. 3 is a similar plan view of the same after the first formingoperation.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the container elementsassembled preliminary to the final mechanical operation, and

Fig. 5 is a similar View of the same after the heading operation,inclosing the frame bar ends, has been accomplished.

The container shown in the drawings consists essentially of twoprincipal elements,

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed January 7-, 1919. Serial-No. 270,013.

depth and width.-

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

the rim and open basket comprised of longitudinally disposed Wires. I

In carrying out the invention, the rim is formed of thin sheet metalstamped into a blank having sides and ends,r espectively 10 and 11, ofuniform width, joined by curved corners 12 their inner radii 14: beingnot only of lesser length than. the outer radii 15, but are taken atjoints farther out so that the width of the blank is slightly less atthe center of the cu'rvesthan elsewhere, the curves blending smoothlyinto the inner and outer edges as shown in Fig. 2.

This-is done so that when formed by dies into the shape shown in Fig. 8,the inner and outer edges 16 and 18, of the U-shaped cross sectioned rimthus produced, will be in the same level plane at all points, presentinga central "circuitous channel 17 of uniform The bars or wiresconstituting the basket frame may be of any preferred cross section,round being here shown; and vary in thelr' length and conformationtosuit the'rim.

The central pairof bars 20, like all of the others, are curved neartheir ends, their parallel elements 20 having sharply turned, lateralterminals 20 adapted to neatly fit in the channel 17 at opposite pointscentrally of the rim, the terminals 20 being of such length that whenplaced within the channel as to space the bars 20 a1. a desired distanceapart.

The adjacent bars 22 upon each side are formed with similar bentelements 22 having laterally turned terminals 22", abutting against thebent sections of the other bars, all of which are directed toward thecenter of the structure, the terminals 22 being substantially twice thelength of the terminals 20 in order to properly space the bars.

The next to the last bars 24 have their corresponding bent elements 24preferably shorter than the inner bars so as to present a generallycurved interior in the receptacle and their terminals 24", in additionto their lateral bends, are curved slightly outward in conformity withthe portions of the channel which they occupy, it being understood thatthe length of the bars 24: is correspondingly less than the others.

The outermost bars 26 are relatively considerably shorter, as are thebent elements 26", so as to continue the effect of a com cave basketappearance, while the terminals 26 are curved angularly outward to suitthe channel 17 at their points of disposal therein. l 7

All of the several bars having been shaped by suitable dies and bendingdevices into the respective forms indicated, they are as sembled inproper order so that their bent terminals are juxtaposed Within thechannel 17 of the rim, the latter is then sub jected to final closing orbeading operations whereby the edges 16 and 18 are rolled into intimatecontact, confining, enveloping and firmly holding all of the several barterminals so that the projecting elements and connecting bars aresubstantially as rigid' as if the entire structure was of one piece,

no looseness or movement of parts being possible.

After this operation the containers are heavily enameled, in white orcolors, the

enamel filling the seams and joints so that I the same areundistinguishable, presenting a container of great strength and beauty,the construction of which cannot be seen from the exterior.

It will be understood that various sizes and shapes may be made andmodifications also, such as supportelements at the bottom, sides or top,and further, that the process involved is applicable to the constructionof a relatively large range of articles of open construction, suchareincluded in the scope of the claims hereto appended.

copies of this patent niay be obtained for Having thus described myinvention, what I claim is new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. An article of the class described comarisin an endless inte 'raltubular rim formed into a rectangle, a plurality of bars extendinglongitudinally thereof, and angularly bent elements at the ends of saidthey are held. in rigid engagement.

f 3. An article of the classdescribed comprismg a hollow rectangular rimof cylindrical crosssection, a plurality of bars having angularly bent,:parallel endelements, said bars and elements varying in length andforming the skeleton frame of the article, and angularly turnedterminals formed -with "said elements, said terminals being shaped tosuit the interior of Sitldfil'lhl and of a length equivalent to thelateral distancebetween said .frame bars.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name tothisspecification.

GEORGE QALEXANDER;

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